Mark Crysell introduces Art, Apples and the Add man, Billy Apple & Saatchi & Saatchi present an edible art piece. Interview Billy Apple, Artist. Kevin Roberts, Saatchi & Saatchi World-wide CEO. Opera ‘Faust’ tv snippet from Prime. ‘The End of the Golden Weather’ B&W film footage and Ian Mune’s 1991 film version. Interview with Peter Vere-Jones, Actor working on a new solo stage performance. Nokia film awards Best Actor finalists film clip of Taika Cohen ‘Scarfies’. Queen’s Birthday Honours - Distinguished Companion NZ Order of Merit: Heather Begg - Opera. Prof Vincent O’Sullivan - Literature. Companions NZ Order of Merit: Gretchen Albrecht - Painting. Juliet Peter - Art. Officers NZ Order of Merit: Carol Archie - Journalism & Maori. Leigh Brewer - Dance. Gordon Ell - Journalism. Robert Gardiner - Arts & Tourism. Raymond Hawthorne - Theatre. Peter Henson - Newspaper Industry. Russell Kerr - Ballet & Dance. Ronald Fong Sang - Arts & Literature. Carla van Zon - Arts. Members NZ Order of Merit: Rosemary Barnes - Music. David Beaumont - Music. Trevor Bremner - Music. Shona McCullagh - Dance. Maureen Potter - Music. Eardrie Stewart - Pipe Bands. Ruth Todd - Women & Literature. Interview with Tanemahuta Gray, Dancer. James Bellamy, film maker with the help of Lynn McClelland, AMP travel to New York city to film and interview New Zealander Murray Hickman, Percussionist. Best Actor finalists film clip of Cliff Curtis ‘Jubilee’. Film review with Chris Knox 32nd Film Festival reviews. Best Actor finalists film clip of Karl Urban ‘The Price of Milk’. 4th Sing Aotearoa Weekend in Ohakune, from choirs around the country. comments from the public. Letters of the week: Ross Elliffe collects ‘Golden Deeds’ by Catherine Chidgey.

Koru Pix. Who owns the Haka? Should Adidas fork out big money for Maori imagery, Air New Zealand with their trademark Koro design and artist Dick Frizzell controversial cartoon - Grocer Moko. ADIDAS Haka TV Commercial. Studio interview with John Hackett, Intellectual Property Lawyer. Maui Solomon, Lawyer. Julie Paama-Pengelly, Artist, designer and curator. New ‘Aida’ indoors, opening in Wellington. Int.. Jonathan Alver, NBR NZ Opera. New Zealand String Quartet. Int: Rolf Gjelsten, Cello: Gillian Ansell, Viola: Helen Pohl, Violin: Douglas Beilman, Violin. Supporting Actress finalists at the Nokia Film Awards 1 - Ashleigh Siega, ‘Scarfies’. Aida #2. Taki Rua Maori Theatre commissioned for the International Festival of the Arts. Jodi Ihaka reporting. ‘Blue Smoke’, ‘Haruru Mai’ and ‘Women Far Walking’. Int: Hone Kouka, Taki Rua Productions. Piece from ‘Waiora’: 1997 Int: Jim Moriarty, Actor. Witi Ihimaera, Author/Playwright. Rima Te Wiata, Actor. Rachel House, Actor. Supporting Actress finalists at the Nokia Film Awards 2 - Sophia Hawthorn, ‘Savage Honeymoon’. Film review with Chris Knox 32nd Film Festival Documentaries. ‘Mr Death’ and ‘Crazy’. Supporting Actress finalists at the Nokia Film Awards 3 - Elizabeth Hawthorn, ‘Savage Honeymoon’. Rutherford Trust collection of contemporary NZ art. Interview: Geraldine Baumann, Rutherford Trust Trustee. Looking for a home for the collection.

Mark Crysell introduces Sir Ian McKellen, as he opens the ‘Out Takes’ Gay & Lesbian film festival. Backchat exclusive, first TV interview with Sir Ian McKellen, playing ‘Gandalf’ on “The Lord of the Rings”. Creative New Zealand has given $200,000 to new Douglas Wright, Shona McCullagh contemporary dance company, opening without Parmenter. June 1999 item interviewing Shona McCullagh, Choreographer. Raewyn Hill, Dancer. Michael Parmenter, Choreographer. Christchurch architects Sir Miles Warren and his firm Warren & Mahoney have won a gold medal The Institute of Architecture Resene Awards, for outstanding contribution to architecture. Gerald Parsenson, winner of domestic house in Eastbourne. Interview with Jonty Rout, Architecture Awards Jury Convenor. Nokia New Zealand Film Awards 2000 finalists announced last. Best Film finalists: ‘Savage Honeymoon’, ‘The Price of Milk’ and ‘Scarfies’. Best Director finalists: Mark Beesley ‘Savage Honeymoon’, Robert Sarkies ‘Scarfies’ and Vanessa Alexander for ‘Magik & Rose’. Best Actor finalists: Cliff Curtis ‘Jubilee’, Karl Urban ‘The Price of Milk’ and Taika Cohen ‘Scarfies’. Best Actress finalists: Danielle Cormack ‘The Price of Milk’, Willa O’Neill ‘Scarfies’ and Alison Bruce ‘Magik & Rose’. Best Actress finalists Film clip of Alison Bruce in ‘Magik & Rose’. Readers Digest Magazine celebrated 50 years in New Zealand last week. Theatre & Dance performance - Black Grace, Neil Ieremia, Choreographer. Last weeks item on Artist Bill Hammond, auctioning sort after works at Dunbar Sloane. Tina Barton, Art History - Victoria University. Lara Strongman, Wellington City Gallery. Why & How does an artist get popular? Marshall Seifert, Art Dealer: Luit Bieringa, Art Consultant. ACCESS art internet only art gallery opened this week. Best Actress finalists Film clip of Danielle Cormack ‘The Price of Milk’. Film review with Chris Knox goes shopping for three recent video releases: ‘Friends & Neighbours’, ‘Gummo’ and ‘Peck’. Deborah Crowe on her show called ‘Shift’ currently at the Fisher Gallery. Rayna Fahey, Hamilton collects ‘Spindrife’ by Greg Billington’.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

What’s wrong with foreign ownership of New Zealand media? Brief rundown of foreign owned NZ media. Studio debate: Jim Anderton, Deputy Prime Minister. Mike Robson, Independent Newspapers Ltd. Dr. Wayne Hope, Auckland University of technology. Steven Joyce, RadioWorks. Blenheim’s Millennium Art Gallery has been gifted funding to keep it out of trouble. Writers Festival, The morality of Science: review with Jodi Ihaka, comments: Colin Tudge, Author: Margaret Wertheim, Author: Geoffrey Robertson, Human Rights lawyer: Mary Doria Russell, Author. ‘World Struck’ Dunedin’s Book Festival: Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet. A tribute to Sir John Gielgud who died at 96. Comments: Sheridan Morley, Gielgud Biographer. Sir Richard Attenborough, Actor & Director. Studio interviews on John Gielgud’s New Zealand connection. Davina Whitehouse, Actor. John Reid, Director “Leave All Fair”. The film winners at Carnies. Film review with Chris Knox: Ray Finds. Wellington ‘Charts & Soundings’ some small navigation aids, by Sue Fitchett & Jane Zeiters & Ralph Hotere’s ‘Black Light’.

Arts Funding Announcement. Mark Crysell reports from parliament. Comments: Hamish Keith, Arts Guru. Madeleine Sami, Actor: Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Te Papa. Rawiri Paratene, Actor & Writer. Ian Fraser, NZ Symphony Orchestra. Merenia Gray, Dancer & Choreographer. Simon Upton, National Cultural Affairs Spokesperson. Interview with Helen Clark, Prime Minister & Arts Culture and Heritage Minister. Comments: Jo Tyndall, NZ on Air: Mladen Ivancic, NZ Film Commission. Gaylene Preston, Filmmaker. Peter Biggs, Creative NZ. Arthur Baysting. Studio debate on Arts Funding Announcement. Peter Biggs, Creative NZ. Gareth Farr, Composer & Performer. Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Te Papa. Blenheim’s Millennium Art Gallery in trouble. British advertising exhibition touring New Zealand, sample “Hollywood”. Tate Modern just opened in London. Wellington Architecture Students upset as the School of Architecture and Design may close as Massey and Victoria fight over the selling of the inner-city building. Carnies: “The Irrefutable Truth About Demons”. Montana Book Awards, Fiction Finalists List. Public Gallery exhibition of Bill Hammond’s work, Painter - comments. Lara Strongman, Wellington City Gallery. Tina Barton, Art History - Victoria University. Film review with Chris Knox: Fantasia 2000. A new play “Double Beat” about finding your heart, written & directed by husband & wife team Stuart McKenzie and Miranda Harcourt.

Ph.D. thesis claims to prove profound change in the nature of TVNZ’s news bulletins between 1984 and 1986. Jodi Ihaka reports. Interviews with Daniel Cook, ‘Diet-News’ Author. ‘Diet News’ Debate. Panel: Daniel Cook, Political Studies Ph.D. Student. Paul Norris, Former TVNZ News Chief. Book give-away: ‘Cult Movies’ by Karl & Philip French. Piece on the latest Royal New Zealand Ballet ‘Dracula’. Interview: Graham Fetcher, Dancer ‘Dracula’. Michael Pink, Director & Choreographer. The Court Theatre company, Canterbury’s Professional Theatre. New production ‘Three Sisters’ by Chekhov. Interview: Elric Hooper, Court Theatre Artistic Director. Film review with Chris Knox: The 7th Incredibly Strange Film Festival. Auckland Philharmonia concerts for 2 to 6 year olds. Baby Proms - ‘Sweet Honey in the Rock’. Comments: Christine Young, Auckland Philharmonia. Rosie Searle, 4 year-old Violinist.

Colin McCahon’s painting “Storm warning” sold by Victoria University to a private collection to raise funds a new collection programme at Victoria University Art Gallery, Interview with Jenny Harper, Art Historian, Victoria University. NZ’s 20 year at the Cannes Film Festival; “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted”, “Savage Honeymoon” , “Scarfies” and “Channelling Baby”. interview with Ruth Harley, NZ Film Commission; and Danielle Cormack, Actor; talking about the 9 NZ films showing at Cannes this year. Mark Crysell reports on Nelson’s Suter Gallery, Anne Rush, Artist; Helen Telford, Suter Gallery Director; Jane Evans, Artist; and Charles Bergman, Chairman Pollock-Krasner Foundation; talk about art philanthropy today. Interview with philanthrophist Jenny Gibbs, Arts Patron; and James Wallace, James Wallace Charitable Arts Trust. Palmerston North’s theatre Centerpoints celebrates it’s 25 annerversary; talks to Murray Lynch, Director; Sheryl Cooper, Actor; Martyn Sanderson, Actor; Alison Quigan, Centerpoint Artistic Director; SPUNGO; Wellington performers Jamie Kirk, Spungo Creator; and Cleve Cameron, Spungo Creator; Entertainment Roundup. Chris Knox film review; The Incredibly Strange Film Festival; Letters and book giveaway.

Storm Warning Letter; Aigantighe McCahons; Item - Tattoo; Tabloids tease - CNZ survey; Discussion Trotter, Anderson. Item 8 - Emily and Karl. Architecture with Nick Nickolas. Item 11 - Early Music Performance. Punitive Damage film review. Item 12 - Interview Gardyne. Item 14 - Interview Annie Goldson. Nick Nickolas performance. Entertainment Roundup and Books. Letter of the week, book give-away.

Kiwi pop is back on top in New Zealand, as commercial radio stations put NZ music on the air waves - Caitlin Cherry interviews Matt Thomas, Bass player “The Feelers”. Timothy Homer 91 ZM Announcer and Michael McClung 91 ZM Music Director. Mike Chunn Australasian Performing Rights Association. John Diver, Ex Programme Director, Channel Z, Wellington. Debate on New Zealand music Quota on commercial radio. Panel: Mike Regal, Kiwi Music Action Group. Malcolm Black, Sony Music. Boh Runga “Stellar” Lead Singer. John Diver, Former Programme Director. Theatre: “Skin Tight” by Gary Henderson from Rap Productions, now five years old with new cast. Director Jed Brophy. Ian Hughes as ‘Tom’ and Claire Waldron as ’Elizabeth’. Art displays at Te Papa, response from Jenny Harper, Head of Art History, Victoria University. Scarfies supporters and actors create havoc in Cannes. Lisa Chatfield ‘Scarfies’ Producer. Robert Sarkies ‘Scarfies’ Director. Duncan Sarkies ‘Scarfies’ Co-Writer. Mark Beesley’s ‘Savage Honeymoon’ Director in Cannes and Christine Parker ‘Channelling Baby’ Director. Interview - Peter Wells, Writers’ Festival Organiser and Dorothy Porter, Australian Author. Tribute to Yvonne Lawley, Actor. Entertainment roundup. Fashion & Art Show “Suit Yourself”. The celebrated suit: Giles Peterson, Curator; Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Entrapment’. Interview Gerrad Hall, Architect winner of home & Entertaining prize ‘Home of the Year’. Letters of the week. Book give-away: With Spirit by Don Driver.

Arts policy debate, election issue; who will be the next Minister for Culture & Heritage. Paul Smith, British Council - Head leaves New Zealand. Uwe Grodd. International Chamber Music Festival. Marie Hasler, Culture & Heritage Minister - Government creates new Culture & Heritage Ministry. Dr. Michael Higgins, Former Irish Culture Minister. Contemporary NZ Art invades, Greg Burke, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery Director. Jenny Harper, Victoria University Art History - Victoria University sells McCahon. Tony Ryall. SOE Minister - Broadcasting Fee scrapped. Paul Norris: Broadcasting Commentator. National Library restructuring. Kim Hill, RNZ Broadcaster - Radio staff revolt against the board. Helen Clark, Labour Leader. Peter Biggs, Creative NZ Arts Council Chair - Ad-man appointed Creative NZ Chairman. Penelope Borland, Creative NZ - Creative NZ surveys art participation. Ruth Harley, NZ Film Commission - “Scarfies” spearheads NZ Film at Cairns. Professor Paul Morris: Religious Studies, Victoria University - Humanities Education in crisis. Debate with: Judith Tizard, Labour Cultural Affairs spokesperson. Donna Awatere Huata, ACT. Sandra Lee, Alliance Deputy Leader. Marie Hasler, Culture & Heritage Minister. Interview with Shona McFarlane, Artist - “Beauty & The Beast” participant in the 1970’s. Released a book - Shona McFarlane ‘A Memoir’. Michael Parmenter, Choreographer “The Seven Deadly Sins” ballet production. Nicholas Blanchet, Costume Designer. Award winning sculpture by Bing Dawe “Figure with Eel”. interview with 86 year-old Davina Whitehouse: Actor & Broadcaster. Film review with Chris Knox: Beatles “Yellow Submarine”. Frank Watson: Artworks Studios, Bronze Sculpture “The Great Explorer”. Krishnan’s Dairy Touring. Entertainment Roundup. Book of the week. Jim Anderton ‘Unsung Heroes’. Bill Manhire ‘What to Call Your Child’. Georgina Beyer ‘Change for the Better’. Shonagh Koea’s ‘Short Stories’. Letter of the week: Doris de Pont. Book give-away - Helen Schamroth ‘100 New Zealand Craft Artists’.

Peter Jackson’s: ‘The Lord of the Rings’. A film industry headache due to lack of film crews. Raymond Thompson. Cloud 9 Productions Chief Executive ‘The Tribe’. Chris Tyson, Producer “The Irrefutable Truth About Demons”. Steve La Hood, FileMaker. Bill Gavin, Jubilee Executive Producer. Jane Campion awarded an honorary Doctorate of Literature by Victoria University. New film ‘Holy Smoke’. Is the PR Industry getting too much say in what you read, hear & see? by Mark Chysell. Andrew Cutler, Public Relations Lecturer, Massy University. SPIN in the press gallery. Mike Munro, Chief Press Secretary, Labour. Bill Southworth, Journalists Training Organisation. Graeme Speden, Labour Press Secretary. Steve Maharey, Labour Social Welfare Spokesperson. TV coverage. Roger Sowry, Social Services Minister. Nicky Hager, Activist Author. Debate panel: Cedric Allan, Cedric Allan Associates. Richard Griffin, Former Prime Ministerial Aide. Al Morrison, Radio NZ Political Editor. Frank Watson. Artworks Studios, Bronze Sculpture “The Great Explorer. Zara Stanhope, Adam Gallery Director, at Victoria University. Jenny Harper, Art History, Victoria University. Denis Adam, Philanthropist. Jim Barr, Art Collector. Jenny Bornholdt, Poet. Chris Knox with the best 4 films of the year. Best fiction film of the year ‘Happiness’. Most moving film for 1999 ‘Punitive Damage’. Best documentary film of the year ‘Campaign’. Best movie of the year ‘Scarfies’. Montana Wearable Arts Awards. ‘Turban Shell’ Evelyn Roth. ‘Superminx’ Simon Hmes. ‘Epona’ Caroline Robinson. ‘Golden Lure’ Andrea Clinton. ‘Algorithmic Fractalation’ Chris Nightingale. ‘Grotesque Comedy’ Chris Covich. ‘Off The Map’ Wilma van Hellemond. ‘Silent Cinema’ Letty MacPhedran & Clarrie Reid. ‘Love is Blind’ Violet and Charleen Oliver. ‘Puddocky’ Annemiek Weterings. New Zealand Festival 2000: new Logo & Sponsorship. Carla van Zon, NZ Festival 2000 Executive Director. Chamber Music NZ programme out for 2000. Books of the week: ‘Cook’s Sites - Revisiting History’ by Mark Adams & Nick Thomas. ‘The World to Come’ Lloyd Geering. ‘What a Laugh’ by Les Andrew QSM: Music CD “Tangiroa 2’ Flax Wax Records. Letters of the week: Lauri Lee In-Jung Shore. ‘A Memoir’ by Shona McFarlane.

43M refurbishment of the Auckland’s Museum. Rodney Wilson, Auckland Museum Chief Executive. Hamish Keith, Art Consultant. Jamie Belich, Professor of History, Auckland University. Auckland’s War Memorial Museum ‘entry fee’. Harry Corrin, RSA Member. Interview with Les Pipes, Auckland Returned Services Association. Barry Turley, Auckland Museum Trust Board Chairman: Pat Stuart, Te Papa Strategic Planning. Symposium on the cultural importance in broadcasting. Interview with Michael Higgins, Former Irish Arts & Culture Minister. Andy Warhol’s exhibition at Auckland City Art Gallery. Interview with Andy’s friend Billy Apple, Artist. Artist in residence at Dunedin’s Men’s Prison. Art Education Programmes with Bridget Ellis, Musician. Kay Row, Musician. Dave Burke, Artist. Dena Gray, Dunedin Prison Education Co-ordinator. Derrick, Shawn, Craig, Aaron, Tom, inmates. Film Review with Chris Knox: ‘Existenz’. Book of the week. ‘Memoir’ by Shona McFailane. ‘Pingandy’ by Harvey McQueen. ‘Sleeping Dogs & Other Lies’ by Joe Bennett. ‘Te Wao Nui a Tane’ book & CD of Waiata. ‘Artful Persuasion’ by Harry Kills. ‘World English Dictionary’ by Bill Gates. Letters of the week / book give-away: Jacqui Simpson, NZ National Youth Choir: ‘NZ The Millennium’.

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A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

00:00:32 Tom Frewen, satirist published in National Business Review; Pinky Agnew, comedian who plays ‘Jenny Shipley’; Dave Armstrong, writer of ‘True colours’ on 1996 election; Simon Carr, National Business Review associate editor on ACT newsletter ‘The Goss’; Matthew McLelland, defamation lawyer. 00:13:38 studio discussion on political satire with David McPhail, tv satirist, Jane Bowron, tv reviewer, Richard Prebble, ACT leader and Sandy Ireland, Australian comedian. 00:27:30 interview with Helen Clark, Labour leader; glass works by Anne Robinson, displayed at Dowse Art Museum. 00:43:30 controversial and political visual artist Emily Karaka; Tim Renner, Fisher Gallery. Emily Karaka is a political artist communicating her ideas through a fusion of traditional Māori form and motif, and the bright colours and roughly textured surfaces of European Expressionism. Her work is an assertion of her identity as a Māori woman. It discusses issues surrounding the treaty and land rights. Her paintings often feature numbers which represent the number of land claims before the Waitangi Tribunal. In this she talks about her work as a protest artist and about her future plans to enter into politics. 00:52:30 studio discussion on departure of Neil Roberts as CEO of TVNZ with Paul Smith, media analyst; Smokefree Fashion Awards; listings. 01:02:30 Chris Knox and Tim Tsiklaouri, Russian born businessman, review the film ‘Prisoner of the Mountains’. 01:09:04 Backchat winner of week; and letter of wee

00:00:35 The return of the Mataatua whare and the return of other Taonga; Te Hau Tutuua, master carver; Aroha Mead, Te Puni Kokiri; Hon Tau Henare, Minister of Maori Affairs. 00:14:45 Studio debate on the quest to return moko mokai with Dalvanius Prime, ethnomusicologist and Professor Hirini Mead, Te Maori Manaaki Taonga Trust; clip of Angela Tavernier singing with Opera New Zealand. 00:28:24 Lucy Lawless to fund short film written by Emily Perkins, produced by Robin Laing; Greg O’Brien, writer / curator on Exhibition of the Century at City Art Gallery; interview with Rena Owen, actor. 00:41:04 Winstone Stables City Art workshop threatened with sale to property developers; Judith Tizard, Auckland Central MP; Malcolm Peterson, Auckland City Council; Sonia Spellers, Shruti Yatri, artists; Kate Leslie, Hobson Bay Community Board; Gavin Smith, artist; listings. 00:50:04 Interview with Arundhati Roy, author of ‘The God of Small Things’. 01:00:19 Film review of ‘The Ice Storm’ with Chris Knox and Helene Wong. 01:08:54 Backchat and letter of the week. 01:13:23 end

Backch@t is magazine-style arts and culture show.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

‘The Heart of the Nation’ report, a Backchat exclusive. Reporter Jodi Ihaka. Int: Judith Tizard, Assoc. Minister for Arts, Culture & Heritage. Peter Biggs, Creative New Zealand. Report: Creative NZ replaced by... - Creative Resources Foundation. - Creative Industries Development Agency. - CNZ clients Government funded. Backchat’s producer Gordon Harcourt interviews Hamish Keith, Heart of the Nation Convenor, speaking on phone from Paris. Television special, what do New Zealanders want to see on the television. Studio debate on state owned television, current broadcasting with Jane Wrightson, Screen Producers & Directors Assn.. Katherine Rich, National Broadcasting spokesperson. Willie Jackson, Alliance Broadcasting spokesperson. Shaun Brown, TV One General Manager. What is the government doing about Maori broadcasting? Jodi Ihaka backgrounds the story. Int: Greg Mayor, Mai Time Producer. Tiwai Reedy, Te Haeata Productions. Tini Molyneux, Journalist. Stacey Daniels, Mai Time Presenter. Studio interview with Derek Fox, Broadcaster & Publisher: Katherine Rich, National Broadcasting spokesperson: Willie Jackson, Alliance Broadcasting spokesperson. New Zealand Sympathy Orchestra ‘Heartland Tour’ performing in Taupo. public audience comments. Int: Dave Pawsey, NZSO Stage Manager: Georgina te Heuheu, National List MP. Marc Decio Taddei, Conductor. Gisborne Opera festival - Virginia Marie Stack as Carmon. Film review with Chris Knox: ‘Keeping The Faith’. Thanks to the NZ Film Archive for the clip of Rudall Hayward’s ‘The Bush Cinderella” played last week. Letters of the week: Chris Wheatley, Wellington collects ‘The Movie Book’.

Clean up the streets campaign outrages Tagging Arts. Auckland City Council is adopting a zero tolerance of tagging and banning bombing and burning. Jodi Ihaka reports. Int: Doug Astley, Auckland City Council. Footage from ‘Beat Street’, Orion Pictures 1984. Elliot O’Donnell/Askew, Aerosol Artist. Mike Weston, The Area Gallery. Otis Frizzell, Aerosol Artist. Footage from ‘Keith Haring show’ Wgtn City Gallery 1999. Tease #1 - Let’s All Make Love / Shifter / Chamber / Sami. Music video Wellington band Fur Patrol ‘Now’. Government approved pop music, is it the path to wealth and fame or ludicrous folly. Studio interview with Brendan Smythe, NZ on Air: Mark Cubey, Editor - Loop. Magazine: Julia Deans, ‘Fur Patrol’. Classical Polynesia, with opera star Jonathan Lemalu - rehearsals in Newtown, Wellington. Tease #2 - NZ Actors Co. / Chamber /Sami. Madeline Sami, New Zealand Actor. Jodi Ihaka reporter. Int: Madeline Sami, footage from ‘No. 2’, ‘Bare’ footage ‘Chicago’ 1995 and ‘Shortland Street’. Toa Fraser, Playwright. John Smythe, Theatre Critic. NZ Actors Company opened ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in Hamilton, ‘Let’s All Make Love’ showing in Wellington and ‘Crumpy’ at the Court in Christchurch. Tease #3 - Film Review. Film Review with Chris Knox - ‘Magnolia’. New Zealand Film ‘Shifter’ Backchat quote “Self indulgent to the point of un-watch-ability”, and other quotes. Chamber Music Festival. Int: Uwe Grodd, Conductor & Artistic Director: James Tibbles, Historic Keyboard Specialist. Letter of the week. Evan Yates, Hamilton collects ‘The Art of Mehndi’ by Sumita Batea.

Major development in the biggest on going art story. Te Papa is getting a large scale revamp to improve the way it displays art, adding several thousand square metres to it’s exhibition space and public information centre. Mark Crysell interviews Dame Cheryll Sotheran, Chief Executive - on a walk through of Te Papa. Comments from Denis Adams. Outside film footage of Te Papa and the back of The Odlins Building next door. Review of Te Papa commissioned by Helen Clark, MP will be released next week. Studio interview with Sir Ron Trotter, Ex-Te Papa Chairman. Sir Ron chaired his last Te Papa board meeting last week. Mark Crysell at Wellington’s St. James Theatre for the Nokia Film Awards, thoughts from the winners, losers. John Brazier: Best Supporting Actor - Scarfies. Elizabeth Horthorn: Best Supporting Actress - Savage Honeymoon. Ian Mune: Rudall Hayward Award 2000 - Actor, Screen Writer & Director - Significant, creative contribution to film in NZ. Comments from Sam Neill, Actor at the Awards. Reina Webster: Nokia Film Makers Scholarship winner. Cliff Curtis, Best Actor - Julilee. Willa O’Neill, Best Actress - Scarfies. Robert Sarkies, Best Director - Scarfies. Robert & Duncan Sarkies, Best Screenplay - Scarfies. Best Film - Scarfies. Rock stars on the history of world art in Auckland Gallery. 40 paintings of the superstars of art in the last 500 years. Jeans in Madam Butterfly - Hawkes Bay Opera’s current production of Madam Butterfly has been turned down for funding from Creative NZ. Short film extract - Aria. Hamilton gets funky with it’s ‘Cow Town’ image. Jodi Ihaka reporting on plans to turn Hamilton into the cultural capital of NZ. Comments: Alison Wall, Actor: Christian Pilditch, Fuel 2000 Organiser: Katie Wolfe, Actor. Fringe Film Festival - Bogins on trik’s in ‘Babe Canterbury’. Film review with Chris Knox - 29th Film Festival: Jim Cary in ‘Man on the Moon’. Modernist NZ textile designer is rediscovered, 82 year-old Avis Higgs: interviews: Douglas Lloyd Jenkins, Design Historian: Avis Higgs, Textile Designer. Avis used abstract Maori motifs and surfing extensively in her work. Letters of the week: Monica Johns collects ‘Stories We Tell Ourselves’ by Witi Ihimaera.

Artists of Hutt Valley, Wellington. Reporter Mark Crysell. “Dob in an artists”, Tim Walker, Dowse Art Museums finding creative talent in the Hutt Valley. Interviews: Nadine Curry, Wainuiomata. Kathie Martin, Petone. Matthew Patterson, Photographer, Yvonne Burns, knits rock stars. Darren Whittaker, wood carver of Stokes Valley. Broadcasting Minister Marion Hobbs released think pieces on television. Qantas Media Awards - News industry. Studio interview on local content in the media and local judging of NZ media. Finlay Macdonald, Editor - The Listener. Barry Young, Qantas Media Awards organiser. NZ’s touring theatre company - NZ Actor’s Company performing ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ with ex-Shortland Street actors. Interviews: Simon Bennett,Tim Balme, Katie Wolfe and Robyn Malcolm for NZ Actor’s Company. Te Papa planning for more art space and new chairman placement of Dr. Roderick Deane. Comments: Helen Clark, Arts, Culture & Heritage Minister. Interview with Dr. Roderick Deane, Te Papa Chairman. Studio interview with Denis Adam, Art Patron. Interview with Ian Fraser, NZ Symphony Orchestra, on ticket pricing. Film review with Chris Knox - 29th Film Festival: NZ silent film restored by The Film Archive for the festival “The Bush Cinderella”. Backchat’s performance poetry competition: contenders - Keith Smith: David Eggleton. letters of the week: Steve Meikle.

Commerce Commission is investigating a plan to merger NZ two major cinema exhibition chains. Independent Cinema operators are concerned it will put them out of business. Phil Wakefield, Film Critic. Jan Grefsted, Independent Exhibitor. Joe Mooddabe, Chief Operating Officer - Village Force. The National Library under reconstruction, resources / books about to be auctioned. interview with Mark Bland, Book Historian. Jim Traue, Ex Chief Librarian Turnbull Library. New Zealand Festival 2000, Theatre Commissions. Local content, festival organiser’s commissioned a dozen groups to develop & present ideas, funded by Creative NZ. Joseph Seelig, International Festival of the Arts: Robyn Archer, Adelaide Festival. Levuka, Toa Fraser. Kapahaka, ‘The Next Generation’. Nigmalion, Victor Roger. Baxter, Charlotte Yates. ‘The Candlestickmaker’, Jacob Rajan & Justin Lewis. New Zealand Film Festival Documentaries. Gaylene Preston’s & Anna Cottrell’s documentary ‘Getting to Our Place’ . Anna Cottrell, Film Maker; Documentary ‘Campaign’, Tony Sutorius, Film Maker. Film Review by Chris Knox. 3 documentaries ‘Hitchcock Selznick and the end of Hollywood’ , ‘Divorce Iranian Style’ and ‘Two Minutes Silence Please’. Interview with Denise L’Estrange - Corbet, Fashion Designer - “World”. Interview with Jim Barr, Art Consultant. New Zealand’s Hand Painted Wallpaper Artist: ‘Mason Fabrics Exhibition’ at the Hawkes Bay Museum. Douglas Lloyd Jenkins, Design Historian, UNITEC. Books: ‘Close Range’ by Annie Proulx’. Entertainment roundup.

A survey and debate on the political leanings of the news providers with politicians, media academics and the media. Panel are: Richard Griffin, Former Prime Ministerial Aide; Professor Judy McGreggor, Massey University; Graeme Hunt, National Business Review; Finlay Macdonald, Listener Editor. Prague Quadrennial 1999, interviews with: Jon Rennie, Co-ordinator; Dorita Hannah; National Commissioner; Theatre Architects and Designers. Follow up on an interview with Kim Hill, Radio Broadcaster. Regarding the conflict between staff and Board of Radio New Zealand. Professor Denis Dutton, Radio NZ Board Member answer questions raised with Kim Hill. Heather Busch and Burton Silver, creators of the book ‘Dancing with Cats’; Lynn Glenn, Novice cat dancer; Arija Davies, cat dancer. Miriama Kamo investigates the exhibition at the Muka youth gallery. The Annual youth show. Franz Baetens, Muka Gallery. Film Festival features with Chris Knox. Fringe film festival programmer, Fiona Bartlett talks with Catlin Cherry about the 12 fringe festival. Christchurch actor Jonno Roberts talks about his selection for advance theatre training at Harvard University, one of 9 world-wide applicants. Entertainment roundup. Books, Arts Asia Pacific, Art Review.

Item - ‘Scarfies’ Interview with Robert Sarkies and Duncan Sarkies: Directors of ‘Scarfies’. Item - Mobil Song Quest 1998: Jonathan Lemalu live at Sydney. Interview with Jonathan Lemalu: Bass singer. Item - Christchurch Arts Festival opens. Interview with Miriama Kamo on Festival highlights. Interview with Briony Ellis: Christchurch Arts Festival Co-ordinator. Interview with Alessandra Marc: Diva performing at Festival. Item - Cinephile Diary: Wellington Film Festival. Item - Unfinished Elgar. Item - ‘God Boy’ Clips from Christchurch and Wellington theatres. Item - Montana Book Awards selection. end.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.

A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.